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Former Grand Prix rider Katja Poensgen was back in the MotoGP paddock
last weekend on her first assignment for German television channel
RTL, after signing with them to work as a commentator during the 2004
season.
The 27 year old, who became the first woman to score points in the
250cc World Championship at Mugello in 2001, also became the first
woman ever to ride a MotoGP machine at the Circuit de Catalunya,
completing two laps on board the Suzuki GSV-R at the end of the MotoGP
Official Test.
"It was so cool," said Katja afterwards. "They fitted me with a
microphone in my helmet so that I could talk while I was riding, but I
just couldn't speak. Through the gears the acceleration is amazing,
and on the straight… wow!
“Even though I was only in fifth gear, with sixth gear still to go, it
was fast enough. The only problem is that two laps just weren't long
enough for me."
Click the video link above to see Katja become the first woman ever to
ride a four-stroke 990cc MotoGP prototype.
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-Michael